Question 1
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What name is given to the fibroserous, fluid-filled sack that surrounds the muscular body of the heart and the roots of the great vessels?
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Pericardium
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Epicardium
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Myocardium
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Pleurae
Question 2
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Which of the two main layers of the pericardium is the external layer?
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Serous pericardium
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Fibrous pericardium
Question 3
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The fibrous pericardium is continuous with....
Question 4
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The fibrous pericardium is made of tough connective tissue and is relatively non-distensible.
Question 5
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The serous pericardium is itself divided into two layers. Which layer forms the outer layer of the heart and is also known as the epicardium?
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Visceral layer
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Parietal layer
Question 6
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The parietal layer of the serous pericardium lines the internal surface of the fibrous pericardium.
Question 7
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What occurs between the parietal and visceral layers of the serous pericardium?
Question 8
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Drag and drop the correct answers to describe the layers of the heart wall.
Question 9
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Which of the following are the functions of the pericardium?
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Fixture of the heart in the mediastinum
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Prevents overfilling of the heart
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Lubrication to reduce friction
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Protection from infection
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Increases contractility
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Contains stem cells to regenerate cardiac myocytes
Question 10
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How does the pericardium prevent overfilling of the heart?
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Fibrous pericardium restricts extreme expansion
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Serous pericardium restricts extreme expansion
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Serous pericardium allows extreme expansion
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Fibrous pericardium can be ruptured
Question 11
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What is pericardial effusion?
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Accumulation of fluid within the pericardial cavity
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Accumulation of blood within the coronary sinuses
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Rupture of the fibrous pericardium
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Rupture of the serous pericardium
Question 12
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The pericardium is somatically innervated by...
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The vagus nerve (CNX)
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The phrenic nerve (C3-C5)
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The lesser thoracic splanchnic nerves (T5-T9)
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The accessory nerve (CNXI)
Question 13
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Where is referred pain experienced in pericarditis?
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Shoulders
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Left side of the chest
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Right side of the chest
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Epigastric region
Question 14
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The coronary arteries branch to supply the whole heart. How many coronary arteries do we have?
Question 15
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Where do the coronary arteries arise from?
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The aorta
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The pulmonary trunk
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The right atrium
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The left atrium
Question 16
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When does blood enter the coronary arteries?
Question 17
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Drag and drop the correct answers to describe the coronary arteries of the heart.
Question 18
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From which coronary artery does the anterior interventricular artery arise from?
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Left coronary artery
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Right coronary artery
Question 19
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In 80-85% of individuals, the posterior interventricular artery arises from...
Question 20
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Blood travels from the subendocardium into the...
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Thebesian veins
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Coronary sinus
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Great cardiac vein
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Small cardiac vein
Question 21
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These then drain into large veins that empty into the...
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Coronary sinus
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Cardiac sinus
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Great cardiac vein
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Middle cardiac vein
Question 22
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Where will you find the coronary sinus?
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On the posterior surface in the coronary sulcus
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On the anterior surface in the coronary sulcus
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In the interventricular sulcus
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Alongside the superior vena cava
Question 23
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Where does the coronary sinus drain into?
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Right atrium
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Left atrium
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Right ventricle
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Left ventricle
Question 24
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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe the veins draining the heart.
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Anterior cardiac veins
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Coronary sinus
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Small cardiac vein
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Middle cardiac vein
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Obique vein of left atrium
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Great cardiac vein
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Left marginal vein
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Left posterior interventricular vein
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Middle cardiac vein (posterior)
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Small cardiac vein (posterior)
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Coronary sinus (posterior)
Question 25
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Drag and drop the correct answers to describe the anterior divisions of the coronary arteries.
Question 26
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Drag and drop the correct answers to describe the distribution of the coronary arteries on the posterior surface of the heart.
Question 27
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What provides the sympathetic innervation of the heart?
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T1-T4
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Vagus nerve (CNX)
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Phrenic nerve (C3-C5)
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Accessory nerve (CNXI)
Question 28
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What provides the parasympathetic innervation of the heart?
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T1-T4
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Phrenic nerve (C3-C5)
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Vagus nerve (CNX)
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Accessory nerve (CNXI)
Question 29
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Considering dermatomes, where will painf rom the heart be referred to?
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Chest
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Stomach/lower oesophagus
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Upper limb
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Shoulders
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Groin
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Neck
Question 30
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The ductus arteriosus in the foetus...
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Connects the pulmonary trunk to the aorta
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Connects the aorta to the superior vena cava
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Connects the left pulmonary veins to the aorta
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Connects the superior vena cava to the pulmonary trunk
Question 31
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What does the ductus arteriosus become post-natally?
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Ligamentum arteriosum
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Patent foramen ovale
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Fossa ovalis
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Ductus venosum
Question 32
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What is the collective function of the foramen ovale and the ductus arteriosus in the foetal heart?
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Allows blood flowing out of the right heart to enter the aorta to bypass the pulmonary circulation
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Allows blood flowing out of the left heart to enter the pulmonary trunk to bypass systemic circulation
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Prevents excessive oxygenation of the blood
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Prevents hypercapnia
Question 33
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Drag and drop the correct answers to describe the foetal circulation.
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Superior vena cava
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Right pulmonary artery
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Right pulmonary vein
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Ductus arteriosus
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Aorta
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Left pulmonary artery
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Left pulmonary vein
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Pulmonary trunk
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Left lung
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Right lung
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Foramen ovale
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Inferior vena cava
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Liver
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Ductus venosus
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Descending aorta
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Umbilical vein
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Umbilical arteries
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From placenta
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To placenta